By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
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Gill's Exposition
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan,.... Perhaps the brother of Ahikam, and of Jaazaniah, Jer 26:24;
and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah; to distinguish him from Gemariah the son of Shaphan the…
Barnes' Notes
Elasah - Probably brother of Ahikam Jer 26:24, and therefore an acceptable person at the Chaldaean court. As Zedekiah had to go in person to Babylon in his fourth year Jer 51:59, this embassy was…
We are here told,
I. That Jeremiah wrote to the captives in Babylon, in the name of the Lord. Jeconiah had surrendered himself a prisoner, with the queen his mother, the chamberlains of his household,…
Cambridge Bible
Elasah As the son of Shaphan he was probably brother of Ahikam (Jer 26:24) who, taking Jeremiah's side in political matters, would be well received at Babylon.
Gemariah Perhaps his father was…
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